The Articulate Autistic
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I'm a late-diagnosed autistic/ADHD woman who translates autistic communication, behavior, and intentions through comprehensive writing and one-to-one consultations.
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Why Your Autistic Loved One Understands You Better When You’re Having a Wits’-End Emotional Outburst
If you’re a neurotypical person with an autistic loved one, you may have experienced the following: You’re upset about something they said, something they did, a certain tone of voice they used, or maybe even something they didn’t do. You’ve told and told and told them, but they just don’t seem to care at all about your feelings. The only time they seem to respond to you is when you’re screaming, shouting, and crying! Why is that?
By The Articulate Autistic3 years ago in Families
Why Your Autistic Loved One Stares at You or Paces When You’re Talking to Someone Else (or Otherwise Busy)
If you have an autistic loved one who often stares at you from across the room while you’re talking to someone else, comes up to you and stares at you, or maybe even paces around back and forth looking as though they may have something to say but yet they don't, you may be wondering what that’s about.
By The Articulate Autistic3 years ago in Families
“Today, Autism Won” - It's Not a War, It's a Language You Can Learn
“Today, autism won.” If you're a parent with an autistic child, you may have said, thought, or written this before. Let me give you the perspective of an autistic adult about why this is an unnecessarily defeatist way to look at autism.
By The Articulate Autistic3 years ago in Families
Why Many Autistic People Explain Things Using Analogies
Very rarely can I explain anything meaningful without using an analogy. It's the way I speak and communicate, and it's as natural to me as breathing. I literally know no other way to communicate what I perceive as complicated or multi-layered information. It's how I understand the world and how I help others understand it.
By The Articulate Autistic3 years ago in Humans
Rules Must Have Context for Your Autistic Loved One to Understand and Follow Them
“I don’t understand why my 5-year-old son still talks to random strangers even though I’ve TOLD him time and time again not to. Yes, he’s autistic, but he’s verbal and does well in school. I KNOW he understands me. Maybe he’s just being defiant?”
By The Articulate Autistic3 years ago in Families
How to Use Multisensory Support to Help Your Autistic Child Learn New Information and Become More Independent
Like many autistic people, I’m a multisensory learner. This means that I don’t just learn one way; visual, auditory, kinesthetic, etc., I learn best when all or most of my senses are involved.
By The Articulate Autistic3 years ago in Families
An Autistic Meltdown Is Not a Tantrum - How to Spot the Difference and Avoid Further Traumatizing Your Loved One
Most of what neurotypical people would call “tantrums” are actually meltdowns for autistic people, and not knowing the difference between them can cause significant psychological harm to the autistic person.
By The Articulate Autistic3 years ago in Families
“I Didn’t Do It!” - What Your Autistic Child Might Really Mean When Saying This
If you’re the parent of a speaking autistic child, you’ve probably heard “I didn’t do it!” more times than you can count. What you may not understand is why they’re insisting they didn’t do whatever it is you’re saying they’ve done when you just saw them do it with your own two eyes!
By The Articulate Autistic3 years ago in Families
“No More Stim Toys!” - What It Feels Like for an Autistic Person When You Take Away Our Sensory Aids
Someone I know who works with autistic children once told me about a disturbing incident they observed between an autistic student and their teacher.
By The Articulate Autistic3 years ago in Education
Recess, Snacks, and Bathroom Breaks Are Not “Privileges” to Take Away From Autistic Kids Until They Perform to Your Liking
Saying “ABA is torture” is just too broad. It gives too many people an opportunity to say, “Not the ABA that MY child is in!” because there are so many different ways to practice the same method.
By The Articulate Autistic3 years ago in Education
By the Time an Autistic Person Complains, They Have Already Been Suffering For Hours
I was out at the store with my partner once, and I was so hungry, I was ready to pass out. She was hungry, too, but we both waited until we were to the point of feeling sick to finally leave the store and go get something to eat.
By The Articulate Autistic3 years ago in Families
How Teaching Like a GPS Could Help Improve Neurodivergent Learning
I’m old enough to remember when GPS wasn’t a thing. In fact, I always joke that I “invented” it because I often wished aloud that there was something in existence that gave turn-by-turn directions for driving--and a few years later, WHAM, the first GPS hit the market.
By The Articulate Autistic3 years ago in Education
